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Brief History. Kentucky was the first region west of the Allegheny Mountains to be settled by American pioneers. First settlement was established at Harrodsburg in 1774. Politically, the Kentucky region was originally part of Virginia, but gained statehood in 1792. During the Civil War, Kentucky supplied both Union and Confederate forces with thousands of troops. Present-day Kentucky is famous for the Kentucky Derby, Mammoth Cave, Military Museum at Fort Knox, and Old Fort Harrod State Park.

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More About This State

Nickname: Bluegrass State

Capital: Frankfort

Date entered union: June 1, 1792

Population: 4,173,405

State Flower: Goldenrod

State Bird: Cardinal

Land area: 39,728 sq mi.

Topography: Mountainous in east; rounded hills of the Knobs in the north; Bluegrass, heart of the state; wooded rocky hillsides of the Pennroyal; western coal fields; the fertile Purchase in the southwest.

Major Industries: Educational, health and social services; Manufacturing; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: Kentuckian

Ethnicities: White: 3,640,889 (90.1%); Black: 295,994 (7.3%); American Indian: 8,616 (0.2%); Asian: 29,744 (0.7%); Other race: 22,623 (0.6%); Two or more races: 42,443 (1.1%); Hispanic/Latino: 59,939 (1.5%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 1,975,368 (48.9%); Female: 2,066,401 (51.1%)

Median household income ($): 33,672

College Grads: 10.3%

Home Owners: 70.8%

Famous people: Muhammad Ali, George Clooney

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